Some features take advantage of MySQL server features, and as
such, they require more recent versions of MySQL Server. For
example, the Performance Dashboard
requires MySQL Server 5.6 or higher.

Simultaneous client
connections: Opening a MySQL connection from the
MySQL Workbench home page opens a new connection tab in
MySQL Workbench for that connection. Each of these tabs requires
two MySQL connections to perform basic tasks, such schema
discovery and SQL execution. Additionally, performing
management related tasks, such as Server
Status, requires two additional MySQL connections.
Essentially, this means that each MySQL connection tab in
MySQL Workbench requires four available connections to MySQL. For
additional information about "Too many connection" related
errors, see Too many connections.

This connection requirement doubles with each connection tab
opened in MySQL Workbench, even if the two connection tabs point
to the same MySQL server. SQL editor tabs share their
connections, so having multiple SQL editor and SQL results
tabs does not affect the number of required connections.

Note

On startup, the application checks the OpenGL version and
chooses between software and hardware rendering. To determine
which rendering method is being used, open the
Help menu and choose the System
Info item.

Requirements for Linux

The requirements for Linux are embedded within their
respective packages. Use the platform specific tool (for
example, yum or apt) to install the package and their
dependencies.

The "Save password in keychain" functionality requires
gnome-keyring to store the passwords. Note
that on KDE systems, the gnome-keyring
daemon is not started by default.

For Linux and macOS, the MySQL server administration features
require sudo privileges to execute several
commands. The sudo user must be capable of executing the
following system commands:

In the note on "Dependencies for Compiling in Windows": (1) its not clear if this is what is required for installation via msi (needs MS VC++2010 RP) and zip (needs .NET v4,9,39319)(2) it would've been good to actually have a URL instead of making users run around